Mucilage dispenser and spreader



N v. 12, 1929. w. w. S.,CARPENTER 1,735,073

MUCILAGE DISPENSER AND SPREADER Filed Jan. 10, 1927 Patented Nov. 12, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM w. 5. CARPENTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO SANFORD MFG. 00.,

. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS MUCILAGE DISPENSEB, AND SPREADER -Application filed January 10, 1927; Serial No. 160,066.

This invention relates to a device for containing liquid or semi-liquid material, such as mucilage, and for spreading the material upon a surface, and has for one of its objects the provision of such a container which shall be of improved construction and operation, which will be convenient to manipulate, which will automatically close when not in use, which will not become gummed or clogged, and Which will permit only a limited quantity of the liquid to escape, the quantity being regulated at the will of the operator.

Other objects will appear from the following description.

The invention is exemplified in the combination and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawing and described in the following specification, and it is more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing I I Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View of a mucilage bottle showing one embodiment of the present invention; I t

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the bottle shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 33 of Fig. 1; and j I Fig. 4 is an elevation, withparts broken away, showing the manner of applying the mucilage from the bottle to a surface to be covered. I f

As illustrated in the drawing, the numeral 10 designates a bottle or container which may beof any desired form. A cap 11 is threaded onto the mouth of the bottle 10 or otherwise secured in any suitable and well known way. Projecting upwardly from the cap 11 is a pyramidal discharge spout or fun nel 12 having a rectangular opening or throat 13 through which the contents of the bottle may be discharged. The throat 13 is closed by a spring tongue 14 which is secured to the cap 11 at 15 on one side of the funnel 12 and bears against the top edge of the opposite side of the funnel at 16, thus forming a wall, the

edges of which bear against the sides of the funnel 12 so that the throat 13 is completely closed. The end of the tongue 14 may be bent into a loop indicated at 17 which extends beyond the mouth of the funnel and provides a projection by which the tongue 14 may be bent laterally to open the throat 13 to permit the escape of liquid from the interior of the bottle. A suitable washer 18 may be provided to form a tight contact between the cap 11 and the top of the bottle.

lVhen it is desired to spread the mucilage from the bottle on a surface, such as that indicated at 19 in Fig. 4, the bottle is inverted and the projecting loop 17 caused to bear upon the surface over which the mucilage is to be spread. will cause the throat 13 to be opened a slight amount, as indicated at 20, permitting a film of mucilage to escape from the bottle. This will fall upon the surface as the bottle is drawn to the right, as viewed in Fig. 4, and a thin film of mucilage will be deposited upon the surface and spread by the projection 17. If further spreading is desired. this may be done by the rounded surface of the projection 17 without pressing sufficiently to open the throat 13. It will be seen that the tongue 14 contacts with the side of the spout 12 along a single line of contact so that there is no contacting surface to become stuck by dried mucilage. If any mucilage adheres to the tongue 14 and becomes dry it will be very readily broken because of the fact that the tongue 14 and the mouth of the spout 12 engage upon a line contact only. As soon as the desired mucilage has been deposited upon the surface 19 the bottle will, of course, be returned to its upright position, whereupon the mucilage will drain away from the mouth of the bottle so that it does not remain in the mouth to become gumined or dried.

It will be understood that various modifications in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.

1. A mucilage dispenser and spreader comprising a container and a discharge spout having a rectangular outlet port, a flat resilient tongue within said spout and projecting through said rectangular outlet port to have a single line of contact with one edge of said port, and a spreader extending from Pressure on the projection 17 said tongue bent back upon itself to serve as a closure for said port when the dispenser and spreader is not in use.

2. A liquid spreader comprising a nozzle, a tongue within the same and projecting through an outlet port thereof, and a spreader integral with said tongue and bent into a loop to form a closure for said opening when the spreader is not in use.

3. A liquid spreader comprising a nozzle having an elongated outlet port, a tongue associated with said nozzle, and a loop e2;- tension of said tongue to serve as a spreader when pressed against surface to which liquid is to be applied, said tongue holding said loop extension in position to serve as a closure for said outlet port when the spreader is released from such surface.

4:. A liquid dispenser and spreader comprising a container, cap secured thereto, a spout extending from said cap, said spout being rectangular in cross-section and hav ing two opposite side walls disposed in spaced-apart parallel planes while the other pair of side walls converged toward each other but spaced apart at their outer ecges to provide an outlet opening for the material in said container, a spring tongue disposed within said spout and secured to said cap, said spring tongue being rectangular in shape and having straight parallel spacedaparu edges fitting the said opposite parallel walls and extending across the spout in a plane perpendicular to said parallel walls and inclined from the lower p rtion of one of said inclined side walls toward the upper edge of the other of said inclined side walls and arranged to en age said edge, and an extension from said spring tongue semi-cylindrical on its uppersurface to serve as a spreader and flat on its under surface to serve as a closure for the said spout.

5. A mucilage dispenser and spreader comprising a container, a cap therefor provided with a rectangular opening, a spout extending from said opening and comprising two opposite side walls substantially parallel with each other and two side walls inclined inwardly toward each other but spaced apart at their outer edges to provide a discharge throat, a spring tongue within said spout and projecting from said throat, said spring tongue being adjacent one of the inclined inner walls of said spout and extending across the same between said parallel walls into position to contact with the out-er edge of the other of said inclined walls, said spring tongue being at right angles to the parallel walls and having its opposite edges engag ing the inner faces of said parallel walls, and a spreader connected to the outer end of said tongue to project beyond said spout, said spreader having a semi-cylindrical outer surface adapted to be wiped against the surface on which the mucilage is to be spread.

6. A mucilage dispenser and spreader comprising a spout having spaced-apart parallel plane walls and spaced-apart inclined walls at right angles to the plane walls, a spring tongue within said spout secured to the lower end of one of the inclined walls and projecting through the rectangular port of the spout in position to engage the outlet edge of the other inclined wall, the upper portion of said spring tongue being spaced from the inclined wall to which it is secured and out of contact therewith when engaging the outlet edge of the other inclined wall, and a spreader extension on said spring tongue outside of said spout and adjacent the outlet opening therein.

7 A liquid dispenser and spreader comprising a discharge spout, a tubular spreader serving as a closure for the outlet port in said spout, a tongue for carrying said spreader, and means for holding said tongue in position to cause the under side of said spreader to act as a closure for said port when the spreader is released.

8. A mucilage dispenser and spreader comprising a spout having an elongated outlet port, a spring tongue secured to said spout and projecting through said port, and an integral loop-shaped tubular extension from said tongue with its outer surface adapted to act as a spreader and its inner surface serving as a closure for said port when the spreader is not pressed against the surface to which mucilage is to be applied and spread thereon.

9. A mucilage dispenser and spreader comprising a spout having spaced-apart parallel plane walls and spaced-apartinclined walls at right angles to the plane walls, a spring tongue within said spout and fitting between said plane walls, and an integral loop-shaped tubular extension from said tongue at an outlet port in said spout, the outer surface of said tubular extension serving as a spreader and the under surface thereof serving as a closure for the spout outlet when the dispenser and spreader is not in use.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 7th day of January, A. D. 1927.

WILLIAM W. S. CARPENTER. 

